Published: Jan 14, 2026, 13:36 IST | Updated: Jan 14, 2026, 13:36 IST
Last year was the third-warmest in modern history, according to data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service. Scientists say the average global temperature in 2025 was about 1.47 °C higher than the pre-industrial baseline, as the past 11 years have ranked among the warmest on record, underscoring the growing impact of climate change.